The Last Colony
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The Last Colony is a science fiction novel by John Scalzi that continues his Old Man’s War series, following John Perry as he leads a new human colony amid interstellar political conflict.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Last Colony canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Last Colony Context triple: [John Scalzi, notableWork, The Last Colony]
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A.
The Last Outpost
The Last Outpost is a 1935 adventure war film set on the Northwest Frontier during World War I, starring Cary Grant and Claude Rains, in which Gertrude Michael appears in a supporting role.
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B.
The Colony
The Colony is a 2013 post-apocalyptic science fiction thriller film about survivors in an underground bunker facing deadly threats after a new ice age devastates Earth.
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C.
The Colony
The Colony is a suburban city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area known for its residential communities, lakeside recreation, and growing retail and business developments.
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D.
The Last Rebel
The Last Rebel is a studio album by Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released in the early 1990s during their post-reunion era.
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E.
The Last Liberator
The Last Liberator is a historical novel by John Clive that blends adventure and political intrigue against the backdrop of 19th-century Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Last Colony Target entity description: The Last Colony is a science fiction novel by John Scalzi that continues his Old Man’s War series, following John Perry as he leads a new human colony amid interstellar political conflict.
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A.
The Last Outpost
The Last Outpost is a 1935 adventure war film set on the Northwest Frontier during World War I, starring Cary Grant and Claude Rains, in which Gertrude Michael appears in a supporting role.
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B.
The Colony
The Colony is a 2013 post-apocalyptic science fiction thriller film about survivors in an underground bunker facing deadly threats after a new ice age devastates Earth.
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C.
The Colony
The Colony is a suburban city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area known for its residential communities, lakeside recreation, and growing retail and business developments.
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D.
The Last Rebel
The Last Rebel is a studio album by Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released in the early 1990s during their post-reunion era.
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E.
The Last Liberator
The Last Liberator is a historical novel by John Clive that blends adventure and political intrigue against the backdrop of 19th-century Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | John Scalzi ⓘ |
| award | Hugo Award for Best Novel nomination ⓘ |
| centralConflict | tension between Colonial Union and Conclave ⓘ |
| centralPlotElement | founding of a new human colony ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtist | John Harris ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization |
Colonial Union
ⓘ
Conclave ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies |
humans
ⓘ
multiple alien species ⓘ |
| follows | The Ghost Brigades ⓘ |
| genre |
military science fiction
ⓘ
space opera ⓘ |
| hasContinuity | direct continuation of Old Man’s War and The Ghost Brigades ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook edition
ⓘ
ebook edition ⓘ paperback edition ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistRole | colony leader ⓘ |
| hasSequelPerspectiveCharacter |
Zoë Perry
ⓘ
linked to:
Zoe Perry
|
| hasSubgenre | political science fiction ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| ISBN | 978-0-7653-1344-7 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jane Sagan
ⓘ
John Perry ⓘ Zoë Perry ⓘ
linked to:
Zoe Perry
|
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narratorCharacter | John Perry ⓘ |
| originalMediaType | hardcover book ⓘ |
| originalPublisherImprint | Tor Books ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Old Man’s War series
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Man’s War
|
| precedes |
Zoe’s Tale
ⓘ
linked to:
Zoe's Tale
|
| publicationYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| publisher | Tor Books ⓘ |
| seriesCreator | John Scalzi ⓘ |
| seriesNumberInOldMansWar | 3 ⓘ |
| setting |
human colony Roanoke
ⓘ
linked to:
Roanoke Colony
interstellar space ⓘ |
| theme |
colonization
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identity and loyalty ⓘ imperialism ⓘ interstellar politics ⓘ war and diplomacy ⓘ |
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Subject: The Last Colony Description of subject: The Last Colony is a science fiction novel by John Scalzi that continues his Old Man’s War series, following John Perry as he leads a new human colony amid interstellar political conflict.
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